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- 6 Feb 2025
Two Decades of Exploration: Google Maps Marks 20th Anniversary
Google is celebrating 20 years of Google Maps, a tool that has fundamentally changed how we explore and navigate the world. Over the past two decades, Google Maps has become an essential tool for…
- 12 May 2020
Google Reveals 15 Best Street Views on Google Maps
Google Maps turned 15 in February, and the Street View team published a list of their 15 favourite Street Views to celebrate. We've detailed them below as they offer a wonderfully colourful list of…
- 6 Mar 2019
Google House Unveils Next Billion User Products for Africa
Google on Tuesday hosted content creators, developers, media, influencers and educators at a product showcase in Lagos. Dubbed the NBU House, Google built the House to give users a chance to interact…
- 9 Jun 2014
Easy Taxi, Google Train Drivers on Use of Google Map
Easy Taxi, Nigeria’s leading taxi booking application and Google (Nigeria), a multinational corporation specializing in Internet-related services and products, at the weekend, trained over 100…
- 7 Feb 2020
Google Maps Turns 15, reveals favourite Lagos bars, restaurants & tourist attractions
Google on Thursday, February 6, 2020 celebrated 15 th birthday of Google Maps and in commemoration of the anniversary, it revealed top 5 favourite places in Lagos visited by Nigerians using Google…
- 17 Oct 2019
Lagos Gridlock: Google Maps Opens Lanes for Road Users
A 2017 study listed the 150 least to most stressed out cities in the world. With Stuttgart in Germany nabbing first spot as the least stressed city to live and work in, Lagos came in at 148 (just two…
- 25 Jul 2019
Google Unveils New Products, Features and other Programs at 3rd Google for Nigeria
Google has announced new products and features to make its services more helpful to more people in Nigeria and across Africa. The announcement was made at the third Google for Nigeria event…
- 16 Jul 2019
Nokia 1 Gets its Very Own Slice of Android 9 Pie
Keeping with its promise to offer a smartphone experience that keeps getting better, HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has announces that Nokia 1 will upgrade to Android 9 Pie (Go edition)…
- 17 Apr 2018
Nokia 1 Arrives in Nigeria
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has announced that the Nokia 1 is now available to buy from accredited dealers for N27, 000 from 16th April, 2018. A breakthrough in accessible technology, the…
- 5 Sept 2019
Get Back to School Ready Using Technology at your Fingertips
By Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, communications & public affairs manager, Google West Africa, With schools starting next week, there is so much to do. From re-establishing routines, stocking up on school…
- 16 Jul 2020
Ten Useful Things Google Search Can Do for You
Millions of people make use of Google Search to get answers and information every day. A lot of us aren't harnessing the full power of Google, though. Google Search’s Web, Image, Video, News, Maps…
- 27 Jul 2018
Google launches Free High Speed Wifi Hotspots to Millions of Nigerians
Google on Thursday hosted its second Google for Nigeria event where it made a number of big announcements aimed at helping more people in Nigeria, and across Africa, benefit from the opportunities,…
- 23 Mar 2023
6 Ways Google and YouTube Can Help You Celebrate Ramadan
Ramadan is a holy month that is observed by Muslims all around the world. It is a time for reflection, prayer, and community. With the help of Google and YouTube, celebrating Ramadan has become even…
- 27 Jul 2017
Google CEO in Nigeria Says "We're Making Internet Work for Everyone in Africa"
By 2034 Africa is expected to have the world’s largest working-age population of 1.1 billion—yet only 3 to 4 million jobs are created annually. That means there’s an urgent need to create…
- 23 Jan 2025
All the Android updates coming to the Samsung Galaxy S25 series and more
Gemini prompt box with “Ask Google Gemini” text. Around is a collection of features and UI components like a black watch, a Gemini Live conversation, a sports score on a Now Bar, and a Circle to…
- 22 Oct 2014
"Google House" Shows Everyday Uses of Google Online Tools
The “Google House” initiative aims to provide a platform through which everyone can experience firsthand how apps and gadgets could improve everyday living. The 2012 survey data by Research in…
- 28 Nov 2019
FRSC Bans Use of Goggle Map While Driving in FCT
Mr. Ayuba Gora, sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Federal Capital Territory has said that driving with the aid of Google map using mobile phones is a serious traffic offence.…
- 18 Jan 2022
5 Ways Technology Can Ease the Stress of the ‘Back to School’ Rush
Detty December’ is over and students, teachers and parents alike are all trying to get through the mad rush of ‘Back to School’ and get back into the swing of things. Parents, who are just settling…
- 11 Feb 2021
10 Tips toTurn Up Your Valentine’s Day Charm
This year, Valentine’s Day falls on a Sunday. Hopefully, this gives you ample time to prepare for it. It is all about romance and expressing your love to the one you cherish the most. It comes with…
- 13 Oct 2018
20 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do with Search
It's no secret that Google Search is the place Nigerians go to answer questions they are too embarrassed to ask their friends. From answering questions to weather forecasts and sports results, Google…
- 18 Jul 2016
Data Diet: Five Easy Ways to Save Your Data
Hopping from one internet (network) provider to another, mobile Data has cheaper than ever, nowadays, with each of them (ISPs) suddenly offering 3.5G for N2k or less! However, that irritating prompt…
- 17 Aug 2017
4 Helpful Ways to Travel with a Wi-Fi Only iPad
Traveling with a Wi-Fi only iPad can be challenging, however there are a few ways to make the best of the circumstance and make it a bit easier. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares…
- 19 Jan 2009
Spatial Technologies Unveils MapNTL.com, Nigeria’s Online Map
A revolutionary online street finder is now available for the use of over 10million Nigerian internet users. This portal provides easy answer to what is where in Lagos? The website www.mapntl.com…
- 25 Jun 2026
6 Easy Ways to Enjoy the 2026 World Cup with Google and Gemini
If there is one thing that brings everyone together across the country, it is the beautiful game of football. The energy is always on a different level. From the passionate debates in local viewing…
- 28 Aug 2019
5 things you didn't know you could do with Google Search
Google Search processes more than 40,000 search queries every second. Google’s search engine is the most used across all platforms, with more than 5.4 billion searches each day and 1.9 trillion…
- 2 Jun 2022
Google Street View turns 15, Reveals What Nigerians Clicked the Most within the Past Year
In the 15 years since its launch, Google Street View has come a long way. From going under water to capture the Great Barrier Reef in 2012, being available in VR in 2015, to exploring the ‘Top of the…
- 11 Feb 2022
5 Tips to Turn Up the Love this Valentine’s Day
Love is in the air as Cupid’s favourite day approaches. Now, as the world has begun to open up again following lockdowns and restrictions, this Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to celebrate the…
- 21 Jan 2022
7 Ways Tech Can Help to Get You on Track with Your Resolutions
The new year is only a few weeks old, but for many, the optimism for fresh opportunities and goal setting that informed their new year’s resolutions may be starting to disappear. If you’ve already…
- 1 Mar 2010
Globaltouch to Revolutionize Satellite Communications--Mohammed
Engr. Isaiah A. Mohammed, managing director, Globaltouch West Africa is a known personality in the telecommunications industry in the country. He started his career in Nigerian Telecommunications…
- 30 Dec 2016
Facebook, Google Top out Most Popular Apps in 2016
Facebook might not be as cool as Snapchat, but it still has the most popular app in the US, according to a Nielsen report for 2016 published Wednesday. In a year where Pokemon Go smashed App Store…